[Asterisk-Users] IBM to Run VoIP On Linux

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Robert,

You are right about licensing issues. But I have mentioned in my email that
we need direct support from Mark and Digium.
It might be direct license or something else. But  we need Digium and Mark
to participate in this project.

Now about commercialization : Idea  is to create enhanced version of *,
which will include customer support,
documentations, manuals, new additional services (like voice termination),
etc.

Asterisk as it is now will stay as it is.. But enhanced version will be
commercial, and again we need to calculate all fees and expenses involved.
But commercial version will help community and Digum and all of us to make
nice famous product.
For someone who can't afford  fees for technical support we will open
Asterisk Knowledgebase .. my idea is to have it in normal way and open...
But to create one, to make it nice and informative we need funds. It is
clear that Digium is not going to sponsor the project (maybe I am wrong,
this is why I need  some feedback from Mark). so we need to find funding by
ourselves.
My company is willing to participate in project and ready to bring some
parts into it.

Once again, I want to make clear one thing. Nobody is talking about complete
commercialization of Asterisk, I am talking only about enhanced version. I
can bet that  we will have customers willing to pay money to have system
with enhanced features, support ,etc.
We just need to start it.
If any questions ,let's discuss it. Also thank you Robert that you published
your  info on forums, for someone who is not part  of mailing list it bring
information :)

Thanks,
Alexander

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rnc Info Lists" <info-lists at robertc.de>
To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] IBM to Run VoIP On Linux


>
> >
> > I think it is time to start commercial Pro version (not expensive !!!)
of
> > Asterisk.
> > In my company we already made decision to do it, to offer people
> > ready-to-go solution. But is is hard to do anykind of such product
without
> > Digium and Mark's support.
> > Mark  I think you are  very overloaded with all projects, maybe we can
> > help
> > with Asterisk project.  "Asterisk Basic" will stay as it is now, but we
> > will
> > be developing
> > "Asterisk Pro".
>
> Correct me if I am wrong, but unless you have a license from Digium
> directly then you must sell your "Pro" version software under GPL.  What
> you do for documentation/packaging is probalby not covered under GPL.
>
> You make some good points but I think that the solution is not to
> commercialize everything.  There is starting to be a trend of businesses
> (and governments) turning away from commercialization (ever so slowly but
> it is in that direction).  Pick something that is missing and contribute
> that to the community.
>
> Robert
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